The Chief Justice.-This is an application by Sri Meenakshi Mills, Ltd., Madhurai for the issue of a writ of certiorari to call for the records in Industrial Dispute No.28 of 1949 before the Industrial Tribunal, Madhurai and to quash the award made therein on 14th April, 1950, and for the issue of a writ of prohibition prohibiting the State of Madras from enforcing the award passed by the Tribunal and approved by it under G.O.1491. By G.O.Ms.No.5793 Development, dated 7th December, 1949, the Government made a reference of an industrial dispute which had arisen between the workers and the management of the Meenakshi Mills, Ltd., in respect of matters mentioned in the annexure to that order to the Industrial Tribunal at Madhurai for adjudication. The annexure contained eight items out of which we are concerned in this application only with two, namely, items 4 and 6 which run as follows:

“4. Reinstatement of Sri V. Srinivasan, Secretary of the Meenakshi Mills Workers’ Union, Madhurai, with compensation for the period of his unemployment.

6. Payment of 3-3/4 months’ wages as bonus, for the year 1948 without deducting for leave and etc.”

The Industrial Tribunal, after enquiry, passed an aw

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